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 | NewTelco SA, a Jasco Group company has established two additional Points of Presence at the leading neutral datacentre provider Teraco Data Environments. This opens the road for NewTelco to resell datacentre space with the addition of value-added services. Read more >>
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 | Increasingly IT departments are being called upon by business to be accountable as part of the business, and not just as part of the IT department. Read more >>
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 | Analysts are expected to discuss 'How to Prepare for the Digital Industrial Economy' at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Africa 2014 taking place at the CTICC from 10-12 September. Read more >>
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 | The SME Survey 2014, sponsored by the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), Business Connexion and Microsoft, has released its 2014 results that indicate that SMEs are steadily moving to the cloud and have a generally positive perception of government services. Read more >>
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 | For many enterprise resource planning companies, cloud computing is a big deal. That's predominantly because, for most of them, cloud computing is something new - it just wasn't the way they have done things until market forces have compelled them to make the shift. Read more >>
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 | When Kaspersky Lab asked business professionals about their "IT Security Priorities" for the next year, 21% of Enterprise-level IT managers said securing virtualised infrastructure was one of the top 3 items on their "to-do" list. Read more >>
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 | Shocking reports in the media recently revealed that an intricate cyber-attack has left a bank account of the Road Traffic Management Corporation drained of millions of rands. The five suspects from Pretoria allegedly used high-tech computer software to steal the funds and embarked on a R8.7 million shopping spree before being arrested. Read more >>
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 | Demand for intelligent mobile device management (MDM) solutions in South Africa is increasing steadily as companies strive to empower their mobile ambitions more strategically and securely. Read more >>
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 | Absa has announced the launch of the Payment Pebble, a small plug-in device that turns most smartphones completely into mobile card machines. Read more >>
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 | "If I had had this technology when I was still in school, I would probably have become a heart surgeon." Read more >>
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 | Fortinet has released the results of a global survey that asks homeowners about key issues regarding the Internet of Things (IoT), which gives a global perspective about the Internet of Things, what security and privacy issues are in play, and what homeowners are willing to do to enable it. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: A study detailing how Facebook secretly manipulated the news feeds of about 700,000 users to study "emotional contagion" has prompted anger among social media users. Read more >>
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 | Intel Africa Universal Service Funds & Broadband Leaders Forum" develop collaborative programs for countries across the continent to deliver on broadband strategy Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Smart gadget specialty firm Withings introduced a fashionable Swiss-made time piece that doubles as a fitness tracker. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google has set out to expand its Android operations beyond smartphones to cars, watches and televisions. Read more >>
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 | BERLIN, GERMANY Germany's booksellers and publishers said they had complained to the country's competition watchdog about Internet company Amazon, accusing it of using "blackmail" to gain discounts from publishers. Read more >>
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 | Companies around the globe are demanding improved, more comprehensive management and administrative control for their printing, copying and scanning operations. Read more >>
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 | RubiBlue, the Johannesburg-based software and IT firm, which delivers professional, quality and affordable IT solutions for a diverse African economy recently launched its new branding. Read more >>
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 | The second annual Agile Africa conference will take place on 11 and 12 August 2014 as part of Wits University's "Fak'ugesi: Digital Africa Festival". This year's conference will review the impact of agile methodologies on software development. Read more >>
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 | Brent Lees In the current economic climate agility is perhaps the greatest key to business success. The ability to adapt quickly to changing business circumstances is of paramount importance. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Facebook said that the World Cup has kicked up more action at the leading social network than any other event in history. Read more >>
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 | Using cellphones to make purchases at markets, restaurants and convenience stores is growing in popularity, particularly through SnapScan. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google is working on a low-cost smartphone aimed at emerging markets as part of an initiative called Android One. Read more >>
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 | WARWICK, USA: At Little Bohemia Creek Farm, a tractor pretty much drives itself, weaving through rows of corn using GPS technology as it injects carefully dosed amounts of fertiliser into the lands. Read more >>
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 | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korea's Samsung and LG have both launched smartwatches powered by Google's new Android Wear software as they jostle to lead an increasingly competitive market for wearable devices seen as the mobile industry's next growth booster. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google said that it is "forgetting" things in Europe to comply with a legal ruling granting people the power to have certain information about them removed from searches Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: News Corporation Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch visited the headquarters of his British newspaper division in London after his protege Rebekah Brooks was cleared of all phone-hacking charges in a high-profile trial. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: French lawmakers adopted a bill that prevents Amazon and other online booksellers from offering free deliveries of discounted books, in a bid to support the country's small bookshops. Read more >>
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 | The Africa team for Garmin sub-Saharan Africa will be hosting meetings in Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania from the 8-15 July 2014 to meet with buyers, potential resellers and business partners. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA - Microsoft is using the Android operating system for its new Nokia smartphone, in a move aimed at regaining momentum in the competitive mobile sector. Read more >>
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 | The recent launch of Amazon's new Fire mobile phone has left many tech reviewers questioning whether its innovative new and flashy features will attract users. Read more >>
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 | AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS: Taqua, LLC, announced at the LTE World Summit in Amsterdam the general availability of its Voice-over-WiFi (VoWiFi) Virtual Mobile Core for UMTS-based networks. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Malicious software is increasingly making its way into mobile phones through "cloned" versions of popular apps, and software weaknesses in legitimate ones, security researchers warn. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON - Don't write off teens and Facebook just yet as a report released by Forrester Research showed it was still by far the most popular despite new apps and services like Snapchat and Tumblr. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Cyber-attackers, possibly even state sponsored, have been targeting energy operations in the United States and Europe since 2011 and were capable of causing significant damage, security researchers have claimed. Read more >>
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